A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...

Ahead of the Florida Python Challenge in July 2026, see what the bite of the snakes' powerful jaws looks like.

Nothing says Florida quite like a state agency-sponsored event where participants can win $10,000 in cash by hunting and capturing invasive pythons slithering through the Everglades. And while the ...

It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive ...

A Burmese python population has emerged in Southwest Florida, raising fresh concerns about the invasive predator's spread.

Burmese pythons are recognizable by more than their size. Hunters should be on the lookout for a telltale, arrow-shaped ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

Preserving what's left of a python after its caught and killed requires a great deal of time, skill and patience.

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has been a big success since it started in 2025.

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...